Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Depression
How Robert works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Mississippi
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Robert
Robert Lock is a licensed professional counselor with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anger, and everyday struggles. He works with adults who are dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship strain, addiction concerns, and questions about life purpose. He speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
Robert uses a straightforward approach to help people reduce symptoms and regain control. He listens first, then helps people identify patterns that make problems worse.
Background and approach
Together they build simple skills for handling strong emotions, managing conflict, and making healthier choices around substance use. Many clients come for help with family problems, fatherhood issues, divorce and separation, or the fallout of infidelity and domestic violence. He also supports people facing money stress, body image concerns, or the emotional challenges of living with HIV and AIDS.
Anger management is a common focus for those who want strategies to respond differently in heated moments. Therapy sessions draw on practical methods such as cognitive behavioral tools and dialectical behavior techniques to change unhelpful thinking and manage impulses. Robert blends these with client-centered listening so plans match each person’s life and values.
He also uses emotionally focused and relational approaches when relationship concerns are central. Robert practices in Mississippi and conducts sessions in English. He aims to help people build resilience, clarify priorities, and take steady steps toward goals they care about.
What Robert works with
Everything Robert lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Robert's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- Body image
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
Approaches Robert lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Online approaches that fit real-life needs
Client-Centered Therapy places the person’s goals and experience at the center of sessions. The therapist listens, reflects, and helps people arrive at their own solutions, which is helpful for building motivation and clarity around stress and anger. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. It helps people manage anxiety, depressive thinking, and patterns that feed anger by teaching concrete skills.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Robert partners with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That means trying strategies, adjusting them, and keeping the plan practical and relevant to daily life.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can fit therapy into busy days. Video is useful for fuller conversation and nonverbal cues while phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging let people check in between sessions or use shorter coaching-style exchanges. These options provide flexibility for work schedules, caregiving demands, or gradual steps into talk therapy.
Questions people ask about Robert
What kinds of concerns does Robert address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and family problems, and addictions. Additional focus areas include body image, divorce and separation, domestic violence, fatherhood issues, and life purpose.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His style is practical and listening-based. He combines client-centered care with skill-building methods to create clear steps people can try between sessions.
How much experience does he have?
He has 20 years of experience working with adults across a range of emotional and relational concerns. That experience shapes a pragmatic, results-focused way of working.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds an MS and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are available for people located where his licensure permits practice.
What session formats does he offer?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How do costs and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.